‘The Siege’ US tour cancelled
A message from the US Friends of The Jenin Freedom Theatre regarding the plans to present The Siege in partnership with the Public Theater: It is with deep regret that we announce that the Public Theater has decided not to proceed with the plans to showcase The Freedom Theatre’s The Siege in May, 2016. Regardless of […]
#ApartheidOscars – statement by PPAN
The Palestinian Performing Arts Network (PPAN), organisations and individuals that represent the majority of the Palestinian cultural sector, call on Oscar nominees to reject the trip sponsored by the Israeli government included in this year’s Academy gift bag. This is yet another cynical attempt of the Israeli government to use influential cultural figures to whitewash […]
Sweden’s Archbishop visits The Freedom Theatre
Archbishop Antje Jackelén, Bishop Emeritus Jan-Olof Johansson and Bishop Ragnar Persenius with members of the Uppsala diocese visited The Freedom Theatre on February 10. The archbishop, bishops and other visitors were given a presentation of the theatre’s activities, which include a theatre school, drama workshops, theatre productions and tours, photography courses and a newly established child […]
François Abu Salem Symposium in Bethlehem
During February 2-4, The Freedom Theatre is participating in the François Abu Salem Symposium in Bethlehem. The three-day symposium is a meeting platform for artists, theatre practitioners and scholars to reflect on the current situation of Palestinian theatre. The Freedom Theatre’s artistic director Nabil Al-Raee will present the theatre’s unique take on cultural resistance and […]
New film ‘The Idol’ features The Freedom Theatre actors
Don’t miss ‘The Idol’, a newly released film by acclaimed Palestinian filmmaker Hany Abu-Assad (Paradise Now, Omar) about the life of Mohammad Assaf from Gaza who became a worldwide sensation after winning the Arab Idol competition in 2013. ‘The Idol’ was filmed partially in Jenin, including at The Freedom Theatre, and features several actors from […]
Theatre Forum & Festival in Jenin in April
The Freedom Theatre’s unique take on artistic expression as a form of resistance to oppression has gathered interest around the world. The theatre is frequently invited to international workshops and conferences to share its experiences and methods. During April 4-9, there is an exceptional opportunity to explore the concept of cultural resistance in Palestine, with […]
Assistant stage manager arrested
In a violent raid of Jenin Refugee Camp last night, Israeli occupation forces entered the home of The Freedom Theatre’s locations manager Adnan Naghnaghiye. The home was turned upside down, as was the other homes on every floor of the house, and his son Majd Naghnaghiye, 19, assistant stage manager at The Freedom Theatre, was […]
Math Exam performed for more than 2000 children
The last of 20 performances of Math Exam, The Freedom Theatre’s first children’s play that is entirely created in-house, is over. An audience of more than 2100 has come to see the play and the theatre has been filled to the brim with excited children from all over the Jenin district. Math Exam is based on accounts by children in Jenin […]
“Each picture is a life” – photo exhibitions displayed in Jenin
The Freedom Theatre’s most recent photography exhibitions, Childhood and Shadow, were displayed at The Freedom Theatre and the Arab-American University close to Jenin at the end of last year and the beginning of this year. More than 1600 people came to see the exhibitions, including students, faculty members, artists and friends of The Freedom Theatre. The […]
The Freedom Jatha tours India!
Our joint production with Jana Natya Manch, Hamesha Samida (Forever Steadfast) is the highlight of the Freedom Jatha project and is now in the midst of a tour that will be visiting eleven cities in India and performing over 30 times. This play – which has come out of an intense process that is the first theatrical collaboration […]